Memorandum to Senior Arctic Officials. Arctic Biodiversity Assessment. For information.

• Main Author: Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic biodiversity; Arctic Council
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11374/1088

The ABA, scheduled for completion in 2013, will synthesize and assess the status and trends of biological diversity in the Arctic. This will provide a much needed description of the current state of the Arctic’s ecosystems and biodiversity, create a baseline for use in global and regional assessments of biodiversity, and provide a basis to inform and guide future Arctic Council work. The baseline it produces will be used by the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (CBMP). In addition, it will provide up-to-date scientific and traditional ecological knowledge, identify gaps in the data record, identify key mechanisms driving change, and produce policy recommendations regarding Arctic biodiversity.